Amateur Impressions of the Odyssey
By Joseph R. Wood A long drive recently allowed me to listen to the unabridged audiobook of Homer's Odyssey. It was worth all 780+ minutes. Hearing the poem helped me understand why it is foundational to the Western understanding of human life, and how archetypal it is of human experience. My reactions are not those of a well-versed critic, but only those of an amateur, who undertakes an activity more for love than for profit or fame. In other words, I'll keep my day job. Having fought in the Greek expedition against Troy, Odysseus must find his way home to Ithaca, where his family awaits…
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